(Z,Z)-4-(Heptadec-8-enylidene)-3-(hexadec-7-enyl)oxetan-2-one

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US ProductionCBI

Import Value$286M

Top SourceChina 48%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 33 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & PrintingCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNo data available

FDA Shortage Status

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Sizing agent in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Sizing agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS56000-16-9

PubChem CID91974

DTXSIDDTXSID5029764

FormulaC36H64O2

Mol. Weight528.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCC=C1C(C(=O)O1)CCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID50297642026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

919742026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/91974/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/91974.json

56000-16-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 56000-16-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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